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Chapter 5

           Asindeeditwas; forassorelyasTom’shandsitchedtograbforittheydidnotdarehebelievedhissoulwouldbeinstantlydestroyedifhedidsuchathingwhiletheprayerwasgoingon. Butwiththeclosingsentencehishandbegantocurveandstealforward;andtheinstantthe"Amen"wasouttheflywasaprisonerofwar. Hisauntdetectedtheactandmadehimletitgo. 

           Theministergaveouthistextanddronedalongmonotonouslythroughanargumentthatwassoprosythatmanyaheadbyandbybegantonod andyetitwasanargumentthatdealtinlimitlessfireandbrimstoneandthinnedthepredestinedelectdowntoacompanysosmallastobehardlyworththesaving. Tomcountedthepagesofthesermon; afterchurchhealwaysknewhowmanypagestherehadbeen,butheseldomknewanythingelseaboutthediscourse. However,thistimehewasreallyinterestedforalittlewhile. Theministermadeagrandandmovingpictureoftheassemblingtogetheroftheworld’shostsatthemillenniumwhenthelionandthelambshouldliedowntogetherandalittlechildshouldleadthem. Butthepathos,thelesson,themoralofthegreatspectaclewerelostupontheboy; heonlythoughtoftheconspicuousnessoftheprincipalcharacterbeforetheon-lookingnations; hisfacelitwiththethought,andhesaidtohimselfthathewishedhecouldbethatchild,ifitwasatamelion. 

           Nowhelapsedintosufferingagain,asthedryargumentwasresumed. Presentlyhebethoughthimofatreasurehehadandgotitout. Itwasalargeblackbeetlewithformidablejawsa"pinchbug,"hecalledit. Itwasinapercussion-capbox. Thefirstthingthebeetledidwastotakehimbythefinger. Anaturalfillipfollowed,thebeetlewentflounderingintotheaisleandlitonitsback,andthehurtfingerwentintotheboy’smouth. 

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